Over the past six weeks, Johnny Depp’s $ 50 million defamation lawsuit has gone viral as more than 100 hours of testimony have been given in Virginia court. broadcast on CourtTV. After a wealth of information from Depp and his lawyers on his side of the story and the defense of Amber Heard, a seven-person jury is tasked with making a unanimous decision on whether Heard defamed the star of the Pirates. So what happens next?
The jury will continue deliberating on the case after the holiday weekend, this Tuesday in the Fairfax County Circuit Court after hearing the final arguments of both parties this past Friday. To make a decision, the jury will follow step-by-step instructions on a verdict form that includes seven questions about the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s claim that his ex-wife damaged her reputation through her article opinions of 2018..
Based on the information presented during the six-week trial, they will have to decide whether Amber Heard’s article implies or hints at something about her ex-husband and whether they were false or maliciously written. In addition, they will have to deal with Heard’s $ 100 million counterclaim Depp tried and failed to get the judge expelledwhere they will have to decide six questions about whether the statements of Johnny Depp’s lawyer, Adam Waldman, were made on Depp’s behalf and whether they are false and / or malicious, by a Washington Post report.
Much of the public discussion about the couple’s legal battles has revolved around whether Heard is lying about her. numerous allegations of physical abuse and aggression, with the Aquaman the actress said her ex tried to “kill” her.. The Oscar nominee, on the other hand, has claimed that Heard is lying, with his lawyer Camille Vasquez stating in his final argument that his testimony has too many holes to be credible.
However, the decision of the case itself will be decided on the basis of Johnny Depp’s defamation claims. The burden of proof the jury faces is on whether they have slandered each other regardless of the sentiment and opinion of the audience, who have leaned overwhelmingly alongside Depp. During the high-profile trial, Depp fans have flocked to his side en masse, take alpacas out of courtand at a recent time, a the viewer was kicked out for shouting that she and Depp were soul mates and “this baby is yours” during the testimonies.
Johnny Depp fans have also created petitions to see him return as Jack Sparrow to Pirates of the Caribbean, with more than 740,000 signatures since the publication of this article. A separate petition also calls for Warner Bros. remove the Amber Heard next movie Aquaman and the lost kingdom, and so it is received more than 4.3 million signatures from this writing. Heard recently spoke of the online hatred he received during the trial, calling it “agonizing.” As for the verdict in this case, we’ll just have to wait this week for the jury to rule.